Practice Truncation Error (17.1.1.2) - Error Analysis in Numerical ODE Solutions
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Truncation Error

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Question 1 Easy

Define local truncation error.

💡 Hint: Remember the single step context.

Question 2 Easy

What does GTE stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about how errors accumulate.

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Question 1

What is the formula for Local Truncation Error in Euler’s method?

💡 Hint: Recollect the basic formula applied in Euler's method.

Question 2

True or False: Global truncation error is accumulated from local truncation errors.

💡 Hint: Think about how each step's error contributes to the total.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Using Euler's method, calculate the local and global truncation errors for \(h = 0.1\) over the interval [0, 1] for the differential equation \(dy/dx = y\) with \(y(0)=1\).

💡 Hint: Look for patterns in how errors accumulate across the defined interval.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain the trade-off between accuracy and computational resources when choosing step sizes in truncation errors.

💡 Hint: Think about both sides of the accuracy versus computational cost argument.

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